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starter wiring Lloyd at 4:05pm 02.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1087 Anyone have a diagram or pic of a volvo md-22p starter hookup?
Anybody Make It Out This Weekend (3) ITMaster at 3:59pm 02.08.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2701 Wow, it was beautiful this weekend, we had some mild temps in the 60s and enough wind to actually pl
Chartplotters PFSparks at 3:48pm 02.08.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3253 I am debating as to which is the best, cost effective chart plotter for cruising the Georgia Straigh
Long Island,NY to Alaska via the northwest passage RAD at 1:30pm 02.08.09 Destinations 2/2722 I thought I would post this very interesting journey that Eric Forsyth a fellow member of my sailing
Ranger 29 Dieter at 1:16pm 02.08.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2819 I have just bought a 1974 Ranger 29 that I think is the last in Brazil. I would like to equip it wit
C&C 34...possibility to shorten keel? CC34colorado at 12:09pm 02.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3146 Good afternoon, 1st time poster. We've got a C'C 34, fin keel that's 5' 11". Short of switching to
Trailer Hunting! Mike Buckingham at 9:02am 02.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1161 I am hunting for a trailer for a Hunter 22 1983 model. Does anyone have pictures of a trailer that
Bent Mast? rawlings at 8:08am 02.08.09 Day Sailers 3/1932 I was given a 1979 O'Day 22 for a wedding present last year, and i know next to nothing about sailbo
What's up with this Boat? margeelou at 8:07am 02.08.09 Smaller Boats 0/11 Oops. this is my first time entering a forum. I forgot to mention that this is a 25' Catalina with
What's up with this Boat? margeelou at 7:54am 02.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2045 My husband just purchased a 1989 Catalina. This boat has an inboard Universal or Yanmar diesel engi
Aluminum water lift / muffler repair NYSail at 5:24am 02.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3495 Hello all! On my Pearson P36-2 I have an aluminum water lift / muffler that appears to have a slig
Spraying (Epifanes) Varnish geoffschultz at 5:18am 02.08.09 Ask All Sailors 22/14855 Has anyone had any luck spraying Epifanes varnish? I've been using an HVLP to spray both the high gl
Catalina 25 in heavier winds pointing upwind constantly h2oslider at 10:39pm 02.07.09 Smaller Boats 9/7398 Hello everyone! I'm glad I found this forum (I hope I'm posting in the right place) and hope you gu
guest svs battery monitor Alex at 8:45pm 02.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4175 does anyone know where i can find online a manual for the guest svs battery charge monitor?
Metacenter Roger Long at 5:59pm 02.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1940 My one and only being on the other side of our great (but troubled) nation, I've been spending this
Anchor Roller Suggestions RussB at 4:11pm 02.07.09 S2 5/2061 I need to add some protection for the bow of my 9.2A and an anchor roller. Does anyone out there ha
DARWIN AWARD... message to all of us.... Sorry for the coldness of this post... Nik at 3:59pm 02.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2674 150 fishermen on Lake Erie... Ice flow break up... USE YOUR COMMON SENCE AND DONT BECOME A DAWIN AWA
Good Sailing Movie... (Old) Pacific High Rick D at 2:38pm 02.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1683 Recall we had some discussion about Roy Disney's Morning Light. It is worth seeing and buying for su
Mainsheet Magazine bobjames at 12:03pm 02.07.09 Catalina 310 3/1867 The February issue of Mainsheet magazine should be in your mailboxes this week. I have been the 310
Marine Air conditioner mckenzie1955 at 11:40am 02.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 14/5988 Looking for info on a portable ac unit for my 2005 33. Most likely for the salon hatch. Thanks,

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Battery options Davidasailor26 at 2:33am 02.22.22
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems mforum at 11:09pm 02.21.22 I suspect air in the system more likely than blockage since there has been no over heating in the 3
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:47pm 02.21.22
Catalina 27 keel Joe at 9:41pm 02.21.22 Pretty common issue with all first generation 27's and 30's. Check here: catalina smile repair
Battery options (1) mikeracca at 9:40pm 02.21.22
Battery options Tom J at 9:18pm 02.21.22 You don't say what size the 6v batterie are. I have four 6v golf cart batteries wired in series/par
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:57pm 02.21.22
Defender Sold DArcy at 8:37pm 02.21.22 It's sad to see a family company like Defender get bought out. I can't afford to shop at defender wi
gel coat cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 02.21.22 The only thing that will repair gelcoat defects is gelcoat. Check here for post #6 and follow the li
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:26pm 02.21.22 It does have a plastic drum, but spins freely without the pawls in place
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 02.21.22
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Jaxn at 7:22pm 02.21.22 is that one of the winches with a plastic drum? Those can expand when the wrong lubricant is used a
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:22pm 02.21.22 Perhaps the pawls are worn out slightly and new ones would be slightly large and fix the issues, I w
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:20pm 02.21.22 Thanks all, the foam was a grease cleaner I found in the bilge from a previous owner. I replaced th
Updating Interior w LED Mikes 87 at 7:19pm 02.21.22 I replaced all the lights in my 87 MKII with LEDs a few years ago, it really cuts down on the power
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 7:14pm 02.21.22 I'm curious, at one-tenth the rated power, you can get 2.5 to 3 knots of speed, or about half the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? dlochner at 7:13pm 02.21.22 Clean them up first and replace the pawl springs and pawls. Mineral spirits is a good cleaner for gr
Defender Sold shemandr at 7:07pm 02.21.22 Venture capital comes to rape and pilage not grow the business. Thus West Marine has gone down the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? garymalmgren at 7:03pm 02.21.22 Hi Lavatiger. First thing I would check is the pawl springs. Cheap and easy to replace. Click on th
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Tom J at 6:54pm 02.21.22 Any marine consignment stores near you? When I lived in Florida there was a great consignment shop

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